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Length–weight relationships of six freshwater fish species from the semiarid region of Brazil
Author(s) -
Costa Novaes J. L.,
Silva da Costa R.,
Leite Mourato B.,
Peretti D.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of applied ichthyology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1439-0426
pISSN - 0175-8659
DOI - 10.1111/jai.12481
Subject(s) - loricariidae , characidae , biology , freshwater fish , fish <actinopterygii> , characiformes , fishery , ecology , catfish
Summary Evaluated were the length–weight relationships of six freshwater fish species caught in the Santa Cruz Reservoir in the semiarid region of Brazil: one Characidae, one Prochilodontidae, one Anostomidae, two Loricariidae and one Cichlidae, providing the first references of length–weight relationships and new maximum lengths for these species.